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TIL that seagulls can drink saltwater, since they have special glands which filter out the salt.

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78M6r TIL Jason Statham was a professional diver and even tried to go to the Olympics
XLwE TIL of Richard Jewell who became a national hero for saving hundreds of lives when he spotted a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, only to be wrongly accused of the crime 3 days later
GADVg TIL the Maori tā-moko (tattoo) approach, one of 5 main Polynesian tattoo styles, had travelling practitioners considered sacred. The traditional practice used pigments that were handed down across generations and uhi (chisels) leave grooves in the skin
R5MWj TIL to decide what measurement system America should use, John Quincy Adams took 3 1/2 years to produce a 268 page Report on Weights and Measures that ultimately concluded changing to the French metric system would be too difficult for the young nation. Congress took no action on the report.
DbWD TIL that even though the fantastic beast movie was set in New York the filming production never left the UK.